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Re:Biski64: A Fast, No_std PRNG in Rust on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @09:43AM (#44106939)
Probably the fastest Rust PRNG I saw (and with good properties!)
Domain squatting should be illegal
I still remember people thought we would _migrate_ to IPv6 in just a couple of years.

And here we are.

Nice to see some projects like this in kinda-active development after 20+ years.
Re:On File Formats on Monday May 26, 2025 @05:23AM (#44095552)
Good overview.

The "Chunk your binaries" point is spot on. Creating a huge binary blob that contains everything makes it hard to work with in constrained environments.

Also, +1 for "Document your format". More like "Document everything". Future you will thank you for it for sure.

Re:PostgreSQL IDE in VS Code on Friday May 23, 2025 @02:52PM (#44075428)
I'm using CLIs like A LOT, but still would be happy to get _good_ autocomplete for SQL.

`psql` is pretty bad at it and in `\e` you will just end up in an editor, which will probably don't know about your schema.

I've tried many tools, but seems like I like DataGrip (or databases in PyCharm Professional) the most, so I use EAP from time to time, when I'm going to write a lot of SQL.

Re:PostgreSQL IDE in VS Code on Friday May 23, 2025 @02:48PM (#44075405)
I spend most of my time in the command line:

- neovim for file editing,

- zsh (+zoxide) for navigation / file management,

- plain git to manage my repos,

- plain text note taking and accounting, etc.

I like where Intel is going, just about time, especially considering the competition from AMD and Apple.
Re:PostgreSQL IDE in VS Code on Friday May 23, 2025 @12:18PM (#44074157)
DataGrip would be perfect if it had a community edition. As someone who connects to a database only two or three times a week, I’m not willing to pay for it.
Re:PostgreSQL IDE in VS Code on Friday May 23, 2025 @12:16PM (#44074142)
Looks promising, but I'll probably stick to `psql`
Re:Why I Built My Own Audio Player on Friday May 23, 2025 @11:18AM (#44073652)
This. And it feels like competition is lower on AppStore.
Re:Why I Built My Own Audio Player on Friday May 23, 2025 @11:17AM (#44073647)
Thanks for sharing. I agree in general,

But for me language is not a problem at all. I mean that you have a lot of pre-requirements to start developing for iOS.

And the stuff, except writing code feels much more restricted. AppStore is a walled garden itself.

But yeah, Objective-C was something...

It's interesting, why `strace` isn't mentioned here.

For me, it's the very first thing I'll run (e.g., `strace -p PID`) if a any process is not performing well enough.

It gives a quick insight on what syscalls it's making.

Re:Why I Built My Own Audio Player on Friday May 23, 2025 @03:56AM (#44070837)
I feel like developing an app for iOS is harder than developing one for Android.

Everything from writing code to building and publishing is overcomplicated.

I've always wondered: is Wayland considered less "suckless" than X11?

It seems simpler, though suckless community doesn't appear to like it.